Preparing for the Spacefaring Economy with Elizebeth Varghese, Partner / Principal, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte

Are CIOs prepared for the space age? In this episode, Yadin sits down with Elizebeth Varghese, Partner / Principal, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte and the author of Stellar Singularity: Navigating the Spacefaring Economy. They discuss the impact that space technologies have on terrestrial companies and why every company will become a space company. They dive into the democratization of space and advice for CIOs. ---------Key Quotes: “The democratization of space is here.” “The boundaries of technology and space and non-tech space are blurring. Whether it's telephone services or download speeds, latency of data computing, launch vehicles, infrastructure, data analytics, everything is starting to have a component of space tech in it.” --------- Timestamps: (01:16) What will the space age look like?  (03:35) How space technology transforms businesses (07:32) When are spaceports coming?  (08:34) The democratization of space  (10:02) The four value streams of space exploration  (13:51) Are enough CIOs focused on the space economy?  (15:41) Everyday things that stem from space tech  (17:18) Challenges in space that mirror terrestrial challenges  (22:44) Advice for CIOs talking to the board about space  (26:48) Inspiration from space drives innovation  (30:48) Choosing space technologies  --------Links: Elizebeth Varghese on LinkedIn CIO Exchange on Twitter Yadin Porter de León on Twitter [Subscribe to the Podcast]  On Apple Podcast For more podcasts, video and in-depth research go to https://www.vmware.com/cio